Mahabharata: March 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Duryodana to Drona - Arjuna Destroyed Seven Akshauni

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Vyasa revealed to arjuna person who went ahead and kills is Shiva

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Ashwatthama The Eliminator

Dhristadyumna
Shikhandi
Uttamaujas
Yudhamanyu
Five Sons of Draupadi

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One Akshauhini

One Akshauhini by

One Akshauhini of Ghatotkacha by Ashvatama
Another Akshauhini by Ashvatama immediately after Drona Death
Ghatotkacha crushed with his gigantic form as he fell after being killed by Karna.

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Surround

Day 10 Pandavas Surround Bhishma

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Day 13 Kauravas Surround Abhimanyu

Day 14

Pandavas led by Ghatotkacha kill Alambusha

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Day 18 - Surround Rest of Pandavas / Army

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Alambusha Ghatotkacha

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"Drona said, 'Thou sayest truly, O thou of Kuru's race, that Dhananjaya is irresistible. I, however, will do that by which thou shalt be able to bear him. Let all the bowmen in the world behold today the wonderful feat of the son of Kunti being held in check by thee in the very sight of Vasudeva. This thy armour of gold, O king, I will tie on thy body in such a way that no weapon used by man will be able to strike thee in battle. If even the three worlds with the Asuras and the celestials, the Yakshas, the Uragas, and the Rakshasas, together with all human beings, fight with thee today, thou needst still entertain no fear. Neither Krishna, nor the son of Kunti, nor any other wielder of weapons in battle, will be able to pierce this armour of thine with arrows. Cased in that coat of mail, quickly go thou today against angry Arjuna in battle. He will not be able to bear thee.'

"Sanjaya said, 'Having said these words, Drona, that foremost of persons conversant with Brahma, touching water, and duly uttering certain Mantras, speedily tied that highly wonderful and bright armour on Duryodhana's body for the victory of thy son in that dreadful battle and causing (by that act) all persons there to be filled with amazement. And Drona said,

Let the Vedas, and Brahman, and the Brahmanas, bless thee.
Let all the higher classes of reptiles be a source of blessings to thee, O Bharata!
Let Yayati and Nahusha, and Dhundhumara, and Bhagiratha, and the other royal sages, all do what is beneficial to thee.
Let blessings be to thee from creatures having but one leg, and from those that have many legs.
Let blessings be to thee, in this great battle from creatures that have no legs.
Let Swaha, and Swadha, and Sachi, also, all do what is beneficial to thee. O sinless one,
let Lakshmi and Arundhati too do what is beneficial to thee.
Let Asita, and Devala and Viswamitra, and Angiras, and Vasishtha, and Kasyapa, O king, do what is beneficial to thee.
Let Dhatri, and the lord of the worlds and the points of the compass and the regents of those points, and the six-faced Karttikeya, all give thee what is beneficial.
Let the divine Vivaswat benefit thee completely.
Let the four elephants, of the four quarters, the earth, the firmament, the planets, and he who is underneath the earth and holds her (on his head), O king, viz., Sesha, that foremost of snakes, give thee what is for thy benefit.

O son of Gandhari, formerly the Asura named Vritra, displaying his prowess in battle, had defeated the best of celestials in battle. The latter, numbering thousands upon thousands, with mangled bodies, those denizens of heaven, with Indra at their head, deprived of energy and might, all repaired to Brahman and sought his protection, afraid of the great Asura Vritra. And the gods said, 'O best of gods, O foremost of celestials, be thou the refuge of the gods now crushed by Vritra. Indeed, rescue us from this great fear.' Then Brahmana, addressing Vishnu staying beside him as also those best of celestials headed by Sakra, said unto them that were all cheerless, these words fraught with truth: Indeed, the gods with Indra at their head, and the Brahmanas also, should ever be protected by me. The energy of Tvashtri from which Vritra hath been created is invincible. Having in days of yore performed ascetic penances for a million of years, Tvashtri, then, ye gods, created Vritra, obtaining permission from Maheswara. That mighty foe of yours hath succeeded in smiting you through the grace of that god of gods. Without going to the place where Sankara stayeth, ye cannot see the divine Hara. Having seen that god, ye will be able to vanquish Vritra. Therefore, go ye without delay to the mountains of Mandara. There stayeth that origin of ascetic penances, that destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, that wielder of Pinaka, that lord of all creatures, that slayer of the Asura called Bhaganetra.' Thus addressed by Brahman, the gods proceeding to Mandara with Brahman in their company, beheld there that heap of energy, that Supreme god endued with the splendour of a million suns. Seeing the gods Maheswara welcomed them and enquired what he was to do for them. 'The sight of ray person can never be fruitless. Let the fruition of your desires proceed from this.' Thus addressed by him, the dwellers of heaven replied, 'We have been deprived of our energy by Vritra. Be thou the refuge of the dwellers of heaven. Behold, O lord, our bodies beaten and bruised by his strokes. We seek thy protection. Be thou our refuge, O Maheswara!' The god of gods, called Sarva, then said, 'Ye gods, it is well-known to you how this action, fraught with great strength, terrible and incapable of being resisted by persons destitute of ascetic merit, originated, springing from the energy of Tvashtri (the divine artificer). As regards myself, it is certainly my duty to render aid to the dwellers of heaven. O Sakra, take this effulgent armour from off my body. And, O chief of the celestials, put it on, mentally uttering these mantras.'

"Drona continued, 'Having said these words, the boon-giving (Siva) gave that armour with the mantras (to be uttered by the wearer). Protected by that armour, Sakra proceeded against the host of Vritra in battle. And although diverse kinds of weapons were hurled at him in that dreadful battle, yet the joints of that armour could not be cut open.

Then the lord of the celestials slew Vritra, and afterwards gave unto Angiras that armour, whose joints were made up of mantras.
And Angiras imparted those mantras to his son Vrihaspati, having a knowledge of all mantras.
And Vrihaspati imparted that knowledge to Agnivesya of great intelligence.
And Agnivesya imparted it to me,
and it is with the aid of those mantras, O best of kings, that I, for protecting thy body, tie this armour on thy body.'

`Sanjaya continued, Having said these words Drona, that bull among preceptors, once more addressed thy son, of great splendour, saying, 'O king, I put this armour on thy body, joining its pieces with the aid of Brahma strings. In days of yore, Brahma himself had thus put it on Vishnu in battle. Even as Brahma himself had put this celestial armour on Sakra in the battle caused by the abduction of Taraka, I put it on thee.' Having thus, with mantras, donned that armour duly on Duryodhana, the regenerate Drona sent the king to battle. And the mighty-armed king, cased in armour by the high-souled preceptor, and accomplished in smiting, and a thousand infuriated elephants endued with great prowess, and a hundred thousand horses, and many other mighty car-warriors, proceeded towards the car of Arjuna. And the mighty-armed king proceeded, with the sound of diverse kinds of musical instruments, against his foe, like Virochana's son (Vali in days of yore). Then, O Bharata, a loud uproar arose among thy troops, beholding the Kuru king proceeding like a fathomless ocean.'"

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Drona Satyaki

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Dream

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Revive Dead

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Arjuna Revived From Death

Arjuna was

14th day war by krishna nectarian words when attacked by kauravas protecting jayadratha
after war during ashvameda yagaya when attacked by jayadratha army devas revived
Uloopi rivived when killed by bhabhruvahana

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Abhi-Many-U

According to various accounts of the Mahabharata, Abhimanyu killed the following key warriors/kings:

Brihadvala: The King of Kosala (Ayodhya).
Lakshmana: The son of Duryodhana, whom Abhimanyu beheaded.
Rukmaratha: The son of Shalya (King of Madra).
Prince of Magadha: Son of Jayatsena.
Asmaka's Son: A king allied with the Kauravas.
Other Noted Warriors: He killed numerous others, including Chandraketu, Mahamegha, Suvarchas, Suryabhasa, and many of Karna's advisors/foster brothers

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Ashwathama Brahmashira Chakra Narayana

Ashwatthama and the Brahmashira Astra

Possession: As the son of Dronacharya and an incarnation of Shiva, Ashwatthama was entrusted with the most powerful celestial weapons, including the Brahmastra and its superior form, the Brahmashira astra.
Misuse: After the war, driven by rage over his father's death, Ashwatthama launched the Brahmashira astra at the Pandavas. When Arjuna countered it with his own Brahmashira, sages intervened, demanding both withdraw their weapons.
The Curse: Unlike Arjuna, Ashwatthama did not know how to withdraw the weapon, so he directed it to destroy the unborn child of Uttara (Parikshit) to end the Pandava lineage.
Krishna's Intervention: Lord Krishna saved the child, cursed Ashwatthama to wander the earth for thousands of years with wounds that would never heal, and took the precious gem from his forehead.

Ashwatthama and the Narayanastra

Usage: After Dronacharya's death, an enraged Ashwatthama invoked the Narayanastra on the 15th day of the war against the Pandava army.
The Weapon: The Narayanastra is a personal weapon of Lord Vishnu, creating a massive, fiery destruction that becomes more intense the more it is resisted.
Neutralization: Krishna, knowing the weapon's nature, advised the Pandavas and their army to lay down their weapons and surrender completely. Bhima refused initially but was forced to surrender by Krishna, neutralizing the weapon.

Ashwatthama and the Sudarshan Chakra (Narayan)

Desire for Power: Before the war's end, seeking ultimate power, Ashwatthama visited Lord Krishna and asked for the Sudarshan Chakra, offering his Brahmashira in return.
Failed Attempt: Krishna permitted him to try. Ashwatthama, despite his power, could not lift the Sudarshan Chakra, realizing the supreme nature of Krishna (Narayana).

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Monday, March 16, 2026

Sleep

All of them are worthy of sleeping on soft and clean beds. But, alas, plunged into distress, they are sleeping today on the bare ground. Bards reciting their praises used to delight them before at proper times. They are now listening to the fierce and inauspicious cries of jackals. Those illustrious heroes who used formerly to sleep on costly beds with their limbs smeared with sandal paste and powdered aloe, alas, now sleep on the dust! These vultures and wolves and ravens have now become their ornaments. Repeatedly uttering inauspicious and fierce cries those creatures are now dragging their bodies. Delighting in battle, those heroes, looking cheerful, have still beside them their keen shafts, well-tempered swords, and bright maces, as if life has not yet departed from them. Many foremost of heroes, possessed of beauty and fair complexions and adorned with garlands of gold, are sleeping on the ground. Behold, beasts of prey are dragging and tearing them. Others, with massive arms, are sleeping with maces in their embrace, as if those were beloved wives.

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Madhav

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PK

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Caste Siblings

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Sun Krishna

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Honor

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Superior

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Father Son Eliminators

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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Drona The Eliminator

Virata
Drupada
Dhrishtaketu
Kuntibhoja
Saibya
Kasiraja
Purujit

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Kasiraja

In the Mahabharata and related narratives, there are multiple kings of Kashi (Kashiraja) mentioned, leading to different scenarios regarding their death:

Kashiraja (Duryodhana’s father-in-law): He was killed by Lord Krishna in an earlier war prior to the main Kurukshetra conflict.
Sudhanva/Sudakshina (Son of Kashiraja): Following the death of the king, his son Sudhanva, who aligned with Paundraka Vasudeva, was killed along with his city (Kasipura) by Krishna using his Sudarshana Chakra.
Subahu (Son of Subhoja/Subhadra): He took over the Kasi kingdom, later fought on the side of the Pandavas, but died of old age shortly before the war.
Abhibhu (King of Kasi): Led the Kasi army in the Kurukshetra war fighting for the Pandavas and was killed in battle.

The king mentioned at the beginning of the war (Bhima's father-in-law) was part of the alliance fighting for the Pandavas

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Comparison Eliminated

TEXT 3: O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pāṇḍu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple the son of Drupada.

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TEXT 4: Here in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna: great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.

Virata Drupada by Drona

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Karna by Arjuna

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Vikarna by Bhima

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TEXT 5: There are also great heroic, powerful fighters like Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya.

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TEXT 6: There are the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the very powerful Uttamaujā, the son of Subhadrā and the sons of Draupadī. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.

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Sons of Draupadi - by Ashvatama

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TEXT 7: But for your information, O best of the brāhmaṇas, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.

TEXT 8: There are personalities like you, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called Bhūriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.

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Karna Vikarna by Arjuna Bhima

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Bhurisrava by YuyudhanaSatyaki

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Father Son Daughter

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Yudhisthira Ran from Drona to avoid Capture

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Pull Push

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Raise

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Krishna Vishnu Narayan Balarama

Day 1 Gita
Day 12 Bhagadatta releases Vaishnava Astra
Day 15 Ashwatthama releases Narayana Astra
Day 18 Balarama judges Bhima Duryodana

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Drupadas 11 Sons

Mentors

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Transcedental Nature

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Bhishma Duryodhana Ashwathama

Bhishma to Duryodhana

There are no warriors comparable to Ashwathama on Both Sides
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Bhagadatta Ghatotkacha

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Kripa Names

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